Man who shot at officers was high on PCP

Sunday

Jan 6, 2013 at 2:54 PMJan 6, 2013 at 2:58 PM

STOCKTON — Two police officers were placed on paid leave after shooting a man who was high on PCP when he fired a shotgun at them Saturday night in a north Stockton neighborhood, authorities said Sunday.

By Jason Anderson

STOCKTON — Two police officers were placed on paid leave after shooting a man who was high on PCP when he fired a shotgun at them Saturday night in a north Stockton neighborhood, authorities said Sunday.Police were called to the 600 block of Cimarron Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. on reports of a disturbance involving a man with a shotgun. When officers arrived, Jeremy Fleming, 20, ran into an open single-car garage, police said. Fleming, who was later determined to be under the influence of PCP and alcohol, positioned himself behind a vehicle and fired at officers as they approached the garage, said Officer Joe Silva, a spokesman for the Stockton Police Department.Sgt. Matthew Garlick and Officer Kyle Amant returned fire, wounding Fleming, who was taken to a hospital with multiple non-life threatening gunshot wounds and later transferred to Stanford Hospital for further treatment on a hand injury, police said.